Don’t Bring The Judiciary To A Grinding Halt: SC Slams Centre Over Delay In Judges Appointments

CJI Thakur’s scathing observations“Who are the officials concerned? Secretaries in PMO,  Department of Justice ? We are issuing notice. We will call them here.” "In Allahabad HC, out of a sanctioned strength of 165 there are only 77 judges. In Karnataka High Court, an entire floor of courts is locked because there are no judges. Once we had a situation where we had judges but no...

No Authority Can Cancel Registered Documents: SC [Read Judgment]

Once the document is registered, it is not open to any Authority, under the Act of 1908, to cancel the registration, the Bench held.The Supreme Court in Satya Pal Anand vs. State of M.P, has held that once the document is registered, it is not open to any authority, under the Registration Act, 1908, to cancel the registration.In the instant case, an application was moved by a person before...

Those Who Participated In Selection Process Without Protest Can’t Challenge It Later: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Ashok Kumar vs. State of Bihar, has reiterated that the candidates who failed to raise any objection to a selection process were estopped from turning around and challenging the selection once they were declared unsuccessful.Selections made for promotion from Class IV posts to Class III posts in the district court of Muzaffarpur were quashed by a single bench of the...

SC To Hear PIL For Making Yoga Compulsory In Schools [Read Petition]

Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation seeking for making Yoga compulsory for all the students of Class I-VIII.The PIL filed by Advocate and BJP Spokes person Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay states that Right to Health cannot be secured without providing “Yoga and Health Education” to all the Children and without framing a “National Yoga Policy” to promote...

Don’t Have Anything To Do With CLAT: MHRD In Response To Prof. Basheer’s CLAT Petition [Read Affidavit]

In the Counter-Affidavit filed in response to Prof. Shamnad Basheer’s CLAT petition, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has submitted that it was never involved in the examination and is not concerned with it.“Conducting entrance examination for admission into programmes of study is an internal matter of the university which is autonomous to devise any such mechanism with the...

SC Agrees To Hear Noida Co's Appeal Against HC Order Barring It From Collecting DND Flyway Toll

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a plea of Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited challenging Allahabad High Court's order asking it to stop collecting toll from commuters plying on the DND flyway connecting Delhi and neigbouring Noida.A bench comprising Justices A R Dave, R K Agrawal and A M Khanwilkar agreed to hear the appeal of the toll company after senior advocate Shyam...

“Simultaneous Elections To Lok Sabha And State Assemblies Would Destroy Federalism”, Say Experts

At a panel discussion on the proposal to hold simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, speakers have expressed serious concern about its consequences for India’s federalism.The discussion, organised on October 26, at the India International Centre, New Delhi, saw several speakers questioning the proposal 0f holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, without taking into account the consequences for Indian democracy.The event was organised by Association...

CPI (M) Seeks Intervention In Constitution Bench Hearing on RP Act [Read Submissions]

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has filed an application for intervention before the Seven Judge Bench hearing the Important issue of interpretation of section 123 (3) of Representation of People's Act, 1951. The Application filed on behalf of CPI(M) through its General Secretary Mr. SItaram Yechury was mentioned by Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde Today and the Bench has agreed to hear...

SC Stays Summons To Kejriwal, Kumar Vishwas From UP Court

In a major relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, the Supreme Court today stayed the summons issued against them by a court in Uttar Pradesh and issued notice to the state government.A bench headed by Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar stayed the summons issued by the Sultanpur court to Kejriwal and Vishvas, who have been accused of violating prohibitory orders...

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Convicts In Jharkhand Massacre [Read Order]

Granting permission to amend grounds of review petition, the Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence ‘pending further orders’ awarded to Mofil Khan and Mobarak Khan for murdering Haneef Khan and family consisting of his wife and four sons.His review petition is now being heard by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur. The bench granted permission to...

Sabarimala: #ReadyToWait Women Campaigners Move SC Supporting Entry Restrictions

They are countering campaigns popularly known as ‘Happy to Bleed’ and ‘Right to Pray’” who are already arguing in the SC for complete lifting of restrictions vis-avis entry of women. #ReadyToWait campaigners say they want to preserve traditional customs.A group of women devotees of Lord Ayyappa under the banner of ‘People for Dharma’ have moved the Supreme Court seeking...

'Equal Pay For Equal Work' For Temporary Employees As Well: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in State of Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh has held that temporary employees would be entitled to draw wages at the minimum of the pay-scale (- at the lowest grade, in the regular pay-scale), extended to regular employees, holding the same post.Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and Justice S.A. Bobde held that the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ would be applicable to all...